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eloquent
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well spoken
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talk
loqu the eloquent elementary school student gave a speech and sounded like a highschool student. |
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loquacious
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talkative
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loqu
talk the loquacious student got a detention after the teachers 3rd warning to stop talking. |
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circumlocution
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going around a subject
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circum
around Lisa has perfected circumlocution when people ask about the stuff she borrowed. |
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colloquial
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conversational
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loqu
talk the colloquial new student had no problem making new friends. |
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grandiloquent
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speaking well
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loqu
talk my grandiloquent grandfather makes everything he says into something important |
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elocution
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gives an expressive speech
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locu
talk helen is quite the elocutionist when she tells stories that she hears. |
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benefactor
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one who helps another person
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bene-fact
good-to make laura is a benefactor with the students at school. |
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benign
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harmless
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ben
good Georges tumur turned out to be benign and everyone was relieved |
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benediction
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blessing
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bene
good when the man died the priest gave a benediction at the grave site. |
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euphemism
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substitution of good news for bad news
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eu
good the school tries to aviod euphemism when descirbing incidents that occured in the school. |
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eulogy
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a praising tribute
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eu
good the eulogy at the funeral was very touching to all of the people there. |
